Saturday, February 16, 2008
Herriman Saturday



Anyway, today is another Herriman Saturday, so I've been aroused from my torpor. Twasn't easy, I tell ya. Today we have Herriman observing Christmas day with a reminder that not everyone has a merry Xmas.
On the 26th we get a caricature of Walter Parker on the occasion of his announcement that he is quitting his puppeteer role in California politics. To no one's surprise his political string-pulling activities scarcely slow down.
Finally on the 27th we learn that boxer Jim Jeffries agrees to discount his asking price from $50k to $30k to face Australian champion Bill Squires in the squared circle. The telegram, which is no more legible in the original as it is here in this scan, reads "To B.F. Taylor, Athletic Club. Will meet Squires, April, thirty thousand purse. Write particulars. Jim Jeffries". The fight never came off, though. Perhaps Herriman will cover the circumstances in subsequent cartoons.
Labels: Herriman's LA Examiner Cartoons
Comments:
Sorry for your loss. Looking forward to your review of Jack's strip. It's my favorite gag-a-day. Thanks for the Herriman, too.
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